Terra Australis Incognita: A Comparative Outlook

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Breda, Vito. 2025. "Terra Australis Incognita: A Comparative Outlook." Diritto Pubblico Comparato Ed Europeo. 69 (1), pp. 241-251. https://doi.org/10.57660/dpceonline.2025.2448
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Terra Australis Incognita: A Comparative Outlook

ERA Journal ID210375
Article CategoryArticle
AuthorsBreda, Vito
Journal TitleDiritto Pubblico Comparato Ed Europeo
Journal Citation69 (1), pp. 241-251
Number of Pages11
Year2025
PublisherSocieta Editrice Il Mulino
Place of PublicationItaly
ISSN1720-4313
Digital Object Identifier (DOI)https://doi.org/10.57660/dpceonline.2025.2448
Web Address (URL)https://www.dpceonline.it/index.php/dpceonline/article/view/2448
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Abstract: Terra Australis Incognita: una prospettiva comparativa – This essay argues that comparative law analyses between highly diverse legal systems are likely to yield significant cognitive advances in understanding legal systems and developing new methodologies. The unique characteristics of the Australian systems enhance the value of their comparison, both as a standalone initiative and within a combined comparative framework. The essay is structured into two parts, preceded by an introduction and followed by a conclusion. The first part applies a similar process to the Australian legal system, with a focus on the judiciary. The second part examines the uncommon regime of judicial bias.

KeywordsJudicialbias; Australia territorial governance
Contains Sensitive ContentContains sensitive content
ANZSRC Field of Research 2020480799. Public law not elsewhere classified
480302. Comparative law
441006. Sociological methodology and research methods
Byline AffiliationsUniversity of Southern Queensland
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